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2005-12 |
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abstract |
Recent developments in mobile technologies have offered the potential to support learners
studying a variety of subjects. In this paper we explore the possibilities related
to science learners and in particular focus on science learners in informal settings
and reflect on a number of recent projects in order to consider the prospects for
such work. The debate on informal learning acknowledges the complexity of the area
and the difficulty of defining informal learning. One view is to consider the settings
in which learning takes place as a continuum from formal settings, e.g. university,
to social structures, e.g. friendship groups (Sefton-Green, 2004). The literature
on science learning with mobile devices at this very 'informal' end of the spectrum
is currently sparse and so in the paper we reflect on some projects and possibilities
across the continuum. Our main focus is how mobile devices can support informal learning
in science and research possibilities. Some of the recent research on mobile learning
has used an activity theoretical perspective, including one of the case studies we
discuss and in the final part of the paper we highlight the influence of activity
theory in helping us to consider the complexity of the learning settings. |
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authors |
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5 |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/1453 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/17562 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/19409 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/7685 |
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21 |
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AcademicArticle |
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type |
Article |
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label |
Scanlon, Eileen ; Jones, Ann and Waycott, Jenny (2005). Mobile technologies:
prospects for their use in learning in informal science settings. Journal of Interactive
Media in Education, 21(5) |
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label |
Scanlon, Eileen ; Jones, Ann and Waycott, Jenny (2005). Mobile technologies: prospects
for their use in learning in informal science settings. Journal of Interactive Media
in Education, 21(5) |
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Title |
Mobile technologies: prospects for their use in learning in informal science settings |
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oro |